Lenoir
- Origin: French
- Meaning of Lenoir
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<100
in the U.S.
since 1880
4k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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How to Pronounce Lenoir
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Meaning and Origin
What does the name Lenoir mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Oklahoma, U.S., the name Lenoir is of French origin and means "French: nickname for a dark-haired or swarthy individual, from noir 'black' with the definite article le".
Notable Persons Named Lenoir
Lenoir was born in 1891. He left this life in 1970.
Lenoir was born in 1911. He left this life in 2003.
Notable Persons With the Last Name Lenoir
Noémie was born on September 19th, 1979 in Les Ulis.
Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir was a scientist in the field of engineering. Jean was born on January 12th, 1822 in Luxembourg. He passed away on August 4th, 1900.
J. B. Lenoir was a chicago blues and blues musician and singer-songwriter. He plays Guitar, Harmonica, and Human voice. His career lasted from 1950 to 1967. J. was born J. B. Lenoir on March 5th, 1929 in Monticello, Mississippi, United States. He died on April 29th, 1967.
Charles-Amable Lenoir was a in the field of painting. Charles-Amable was given the name Charles Aimable Lenoire on October 22nd, 1860 in Châtelaillon-Plage. He died on August 1st, 1926.
William B. Lenoir is an engineer.
M. Alexandre Lenoir was an archaeologist and museum director. M. was born on December 27th, 1761. He died on June 11th, 1839.
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International Interest for Lenoir
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Popularity in the US
Popularity of Lenoir as a last name
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Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Lenoir | U.S. | |
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| White | 35.43% | 64.26% | |
| African American | 54.90% | 11.96% | |
| Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 0.28% | 4.85% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.82% | 0.69% | |
| Two or More Ethnicities | 3.37% | 1.76% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.21% | 16.26% | |
Of Last Name Lenoir
People with the last name Lenoir are most frequently White or African American
Entire United States
Fun Facts about the name Lenoir
- How Popular is the name Lenoir? Lenoir is the 44,465th most popular name of all time. As a last name Lenoir was the 9,222nd most popular name in 2010.
- How many people with the first name Lenoir have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2021, the Social Security Administration has recorded 69 babies born with the first name Lenoir in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lenoir to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
- What year were 5 or more babies first named Lenoir? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1915 when it was given as a first name to 10 new born babies.
- When was Lenoir first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lenoir is Tuesday, August 29th, 1876.
- What year had the most people named Lenoir born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lenoir was in 1915 with a total of 10 babies.
- Weird things about the name Lenoir: The name spelled backwards is Rionel. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nreilo. How do you pronounce that?
- How many people have the last name Lenoir? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 3,534 people with the last name Lenoir.
- How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Lenoir? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 1 of them will have Lenoir as their last name.
- Sources:
- U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain).
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain).
- Notable persons via Wikipedia: Titles and License. Click each image for the attribution information.